Walraven Surname

80,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Walraven Surname Definition:

(Teutonic, esp. Scandinavian), the 13th- cent. Walrafn (Camb.), Domesday Walraven (Linc.), early-nth- cent. Walrœfen = Deathly Raven [Old Norse ual= Old English wœl, slaughter, death, &c. + Old Norse hrafn = Old English hrœfn (later rœfen), a raven] Cp.

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Walraven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,7481:6,145674
United States2,6991:134,29414,084
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Curaçao141:11,232389
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

Walraven (124) may also be a first name.

Walraven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic, esp. Scandinavian), the 13th- cent. Walrafn (Camb.), Domesday Walraven (Linc.), early-nth- cent. Walrœfen = Deathly Raven [Old Norse ual= Old English wœl, slaughter, death, &c. + Old Norse hrafn = Old English hrœfn (later rœfen), a raven] Cp. Raven.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Walraven Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walraven Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Walraven is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walraven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,938th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,212,772 people. Walraven occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Walraven live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Walraven is also the 836,439th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 124 people.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,748 people, or 1 in 6,145. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 22 percent live, North Brabant, where 16 percent live and Gelderland, where 15 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Walraven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walraven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walraven surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walraven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walraven last name are 20.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walraven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.58% more than the national average, earning 514,194 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.51% less than the national average, earning R 162,756 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $51,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallraven94254/
Walraeven9411/
Walreaven943/
Waalraven941/
Walreven881/
Walrawen881/
Walravem881/
Walroven880/
Walravin880/
Wolraven880/
Wallravin8214/
Wallravine780/
Valravin750/

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